Chapter 25: Q. 12 (page 708)
Reproduceon your paper. Then draw a dot (or dots) on the figure to show the position (or positions) at which the electric potential is zero.

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The reproducing diagram is

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Chapter 25: Q. 12 (page 708)
Reproduceon your paper. Then draw a dot (or dots) on the figure to show the position (or positions) at which the electric potential is zero.

The reproducing diagram is

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